Xinyuan, Pingtung
22°30′54″N 120°26′49″E / 22.514936°N 120.447037°E
Xinyuan Township
Shin'en | |
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 Xinyuan Township in Pingtung County | |
| Location | Pingtung County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2024) | |
| • Total | 32,601 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Xinyuan Township | |
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| Traditional Chinese | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xīnyuán Xiāng |
| Wade–Giles | Hsin1-yüan2 Hsiang1 |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Sinyuán Siang |
| Romanization | Sîn-yèn-hiông |
| Hokkien POJ | Sin-hn̂g-hiong |
Xinyuan Township,[1] also spelled Sinyuan[2] and Shinyuan,[3] is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.
Geography[edit]
- Population: 32,601 (February 2024)
- Area: 38.31 square kilometres (14.79 sq mi)
Administrative divisions[edit]
The township comprises 15 villages: Gangqi, Gangxi, Gonghe, Nanlong, Neizhuang, Tianyang, Wayao, Wufang, Wulong, Xianji, Xinglong, Xintung, Xinyuan, Yanpu and Zhongzhou.
Tourist attractions[edit]
Notable natives[edit]
- Chien Tai-lang, Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan (2015-2016)
- Huang Wen-hsing, singer and actor
References[edit]
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臺灣 地區 鄉 鎮市區 級 以上 行政 區域 名稱 中 英 對照 表 Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. (in Chinese) Accessed at Taiwan Geographic Names Information System website Archived August 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in English). Ministry of the Interior. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2015. - ^
鄉 鎮中英 對照 (in Chinese) - ^ Shinyuan Township Office (in Chinese)
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xinyuan Township, Pingtung County.
- Shinyuan Township Office (in Chinese)
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